On 09 May 2003 13:40:31 +0100 (BST), David Damerell <
[email protected]> wrote:
> All kinds of people use vigorous language on Usenet, and Usenet has always been a medium for
> adults - children can read it, but I strongly oppose the idea that we should adapt it for them
> except in hierarchies and newsgroups explicitly for their use.
Would make a bit more sense if the offending troll hadn't been reacting to a perfectly civil
question. I used to work with a bloke called Stuart. A conversation with Stuart usually went
along these lines: "Moring, Stuart." - "F**k off!" At that, Stuart was at least prepared to use
his own name.
Guy
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